Calcium and Vitamin D supplements reduce fractures

Recent information published in the British medical journal Lancet, supports using calcium and vitamin D supplementation to prevent fractures and bone loss in older people. A 12% reduction in bone fractures linked to osteoporosis was seen in people aged 50 and older who used calcium and Vitamin D supplements. Osteoporotic fractures are common with one [...]

Written on November 7, 2007 | Posted in nutrition, osteoporosis

The Vitamin D Story. An Old Dog with Some New Tricks.

Mention Vitamin D to most people and they will try not to yawn. One of the less glamorous vitamins it is known as the sunshine vitamin because our skin, when exposed to the ultraviolet rays in sunlight, manufactures vitamin D. Not unexpectedly sunscreen on the skin blocks this production. The remainder of our body’s supply [...]

Written on February 28, 2007 | Posted in diet, nutrition